Kent State will begin the 2020-21 home slate with a rematch from last season's home finale when Ohio visits the M.A.C. Center for a 2 p.m. contest Friday.
That game was played on March 4 and won by the Golden Flashes, 81-77, behind 20 points and eight rebounds by then-freshman Katie Shumate. The teams split the season series and shared the Mid-American Conference East Division title. A rubber match seemed likely to follow 10 days later, as each team was the highest-remaining seed on its side of the MAC Tournament bracket, but the event was forced to be canceled, and the teams will finally meet again just more than nine months later.